USF awarded five-year, $1.35 million NIH institutional grant to train scientists in vascular inflammation and injury research
Trainees will benefit from USF Health’s increase in nationally recognized faculty with research expertise in blood vessel inflammation linked to heart, lung and other diseases TAMPA, Fla (Feb. […]
USF team uses new neuroimaging technique to study physiological effects of brain stimulation to treat depression
First-in-human study of diffuse optical tomography during rTMS suggests treatment target or parameters may need adjusting to benefit more patients with severe depression TAMPA, Fla. (May 4, 2021) […]
Tiny cargo carriers rich in c-Src protein contribute to disease progression
New USF Health research on endothelial-derived microvesicles, using models of sepsis, may be useful for better diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory or infectious diseases A new preclinical study […]
Nose-to-brain delivery of nanoparticles lowers Huntington’s disease gene expression
USF Health preclinical study tests several formulations of chitosan-enriched siRNA nanoparticles intended to improve gene therapy targeting neurodegenerative diseases Huntington’s disease (HD) is a hereditary brain disease that […]
Pioneering nanotechnology research has applications for cardiovascular diseases
The founding director of the USF Health Heart Institute has a passion for innovation, translational medicine and entrepreneurship. Samuel A. Wickline, MD, has parlayed his expertise in harnessing […]
Physician-scientist Dr. Sam Wickline arrives to lead USF Health Heart Institute
Tampa, FL (Dec. 20, 2016) — Samuel A. Wickline, MD, has joined the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine to lead a state-of-the-art heart institute that will integrate […]
Physician-scientist Dr. Samuel Wickline named USF Health Heart Institute’s first director
Samuel A. Wickline, MD, has been named the first director of the USF Health Heart Institute – an important step in realizing USF Health’s goal of creating a […]
USF neonatologist studies inflammatory pathways that may lead to new treatments for sickest newborns [multimedia]
University of South Florida neonatologist Akhil Maheshwari, MD, and his team advance research to understand, detect and identify novel treatments for necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, a life-threatening inflammatory […]
USF Health awarded $4M by NIH to assess effects of placental microvasculature and smoking on fetal growth
Bridging laboratory and clinical sciences, the study aims to improve the health outcomes of pregnancies complicated by poor fetal growth Tampa, FL (Sept. 28, 2015) – The USF […]
Dr. Cesario Borlongan pioneers stem cell therapy research for stroke [multimedia]
Distinguished USF Health Professor Cesario Borlongan, PhD, is internationally recognized for translational research on the neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects of stem cell therapies in stroke. Over the last […]
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